Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1957
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1962
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionSquare metal celluloid button with horizontal clasped pinback. Front features a navy blue background, with a yellow shape of the state of Pennsylvania in the center. Navy blue text within the Pennsylvania state shape. Blue union label printed in the lower left section. Silver metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.688 x 2.75 x 0.375 in. (4.3 x 7 x 1 cm)InscriptionsText reads: "PENNA. NEEDS / VAN ZANDT / SCRANTON / SHAFER & KELLY".
Allied Printing union label printed on the left section.
MarksText printed along bottom edge: "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA. PA.".
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related person
Raymond P. Shafer
Related person
William Warren Scranton
(1917 - 2013)
Related person
James E. Van Zandt
Related person
Audrey Kelly
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